Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27114
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Battery
Part number
582240
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHTING IN RIGHT SIDE OF CABIN ROWS 21 TO 29 COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *S/D* THE CAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT EEL WAS FOUND TO BE A BAD BATTERY ASSEMBLY. UAL CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE BATTERY ASSEMBLY WITH AN OVERHAULED, RECHARGED UNIT. NO PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, SYSTEM OPERATES NORMALLY.